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Thailand
Greg Svancara Nicole White-Blevins
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Geography

• Location
• Southeast Asia
• Border boundary land
• Cambodia, Myanmar (Burma), Laos, and Malaysia
• 4,863 km
• Border boundary coastline
• Indian Ocean and Gulf of Thailand
• 3,219 km
• Total Area
• 514,000 sq km
• Capital
• Bangkok
• Thailand controls the only land rout from Asia to
  Malaysia and Singapore.

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Geography cont

• Terrain Divided into four natural regions
• The North
• Central Plain-Chao Phraya River Basin
• Northeast-Korat Plateau
• South-Southern Peninsula
• Elevation Extremes
• Lowest Point
• Gulf of Thailand at 0 m
• Highest Point
• Doi Inthanon at 2,576 m above sea level
• Climate
• May-September Tropical
• November-March Dry, Cool, NE Monsoon
• Southern Isthmus always hot and humid

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History
Pre-History
Ayuthaya
10,000 yrs ago
1782
1767
1584
1569
1350
1438
1238
Present Day
Chakri Dynasty
Sukhothai
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History Cont.

• Pre-History
• Inhabited as far back as 10,000 years ago
• Artifacts were found in the Ban Chieng area of
  North-east Thailand
• Pottery and Bronze Musical Instruments
• Sukhothai
• The greatest concentration first appeared in the
  north of modern Thailand
• Declared independence in 1238
• first true Thai kingdom
• means 'The Dawn of Happiness
• First Thai writing system established and the
  Thai form of Therava Buddhism was developed
• With the rise of Ayutthaya the Sukhothai
  influence declined and in 1378
• Ayuthaya
• officially established seat 1350
• kings adopted Khmer court customs, language and
  culture
• kings were absolute monarchs and assumed the
  title devaraja or God King.
• became one of the greatest and wealthiest cities
  in Asia
• 1760 Burmese Empire attacked Ayutthaya
• Phya Taksin assembled an army in the south and
  defeated the Burmese
• Taksin was proclaimed king

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Government

• Kingdom of Thailand
• Constitutional Monarchy
• Head of State King Phumiphon Adunyadet
• Traditional Founding Date 1238
• Constitution October 11, 2001
• Split into 76 providences
• Suffrage 18 years of age

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Government Cont

• Executive Branch
• Chief Head of State
• King Phumiphon Adunyadet
• Head of Government
• Prime Minister
• Deputy Prime Minister
• Cabinet
• Council of Ministers
• Monarch is hereditary

Prime Minister with APEC Economic Leader at the
Anata Samakhom Throne Hall October 21, 2003
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Government Cont.

• Judicial Branch
• Sandika (Supreme Court)
• Appointed by Monarch
• Legislative Branch
• Wuthisapha (Senate)
• 200 seats
• 4 year terms
• Sapha Phuthaen Ratsadon (House of Reps)
• 500 seats
• 4 year terms
• Both elected by the people

• Political Parties
• Democratic
• National Development Party
• Thai Nation Party
• Thai Rak Thai Party

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Population

• Population 62,354,402 people
• Growth 0.88 per yr
• Life Expectancy male 66 yrs
• female 72 yrs

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Population cont

• Birth Rate
• 16.37/1000 population
• Death Rate
• 6.87/1000 population
• Infant Mortality
• 21.83/1000 live births
• Fertility
• 1.91 Children/woman

• HIV/AIDS
• Prevalence Rate- 1.8
• People living with HIV/AIDS- 670,000
• Number of Related Deaths- 55,000
• As of 2001

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Culture

• Religion
• Buddhism 95
• Muslim 3.8
• Christianity 0.5
• Hinduism 0.1
• Other 0.6
• Languages
• Thai
• English (elite classes)
• Ethnic and regional dialects
• Literacy Rate
• 96

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Thervada Buddhism has been the predominate
religion since early recorded history Buddhism
has flourished under patronage of the crown All
Thai kings must be Buddhist
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Buddhism Cont

• Reached its height during the reign of King Li
  Thia of Sukhothia
• 27,000 Buddhist temples
• At least one in each community
• Used to serve a schools
• Some still schools today
• Most Schools today are located next to temples

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Ordination

• Rite of Passage for young Thai men
• Essential part of maturity
• Under the age of 20
• Novices
• Over 20
• Monk
• Buddhist Feminism
• Due to loss of the female Order
• Being reconsidered by women

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Education

• Free Primary Education
• Most children attend school for several years
• Post-elementary
• Fewer than three out of ten children continue
  beyond Elementary level
• Education by ballot
• 7th Grade Students draw for a seat for the new
  semester
• University and Post-secondary institution
• 3 of youth receive higher education
• More than a dozen Universities and specialized
  post secondary institutions
• The Chinese language centre at Chiang Rai's Mae
  Fah Luang University

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Food

• Pungent and Spicy
• Rice is served with most meals
• A variety of dipping sauces
• A wide variety of Fruits are available
• In the past milk was not a food staple

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Markets

• Very Similar to farmers markets in the US
• Open to the outside, or on water ways
• The most healthy street vendors
• A wide variety

Jatujak Market, Bangkok
Floating Market, Ratchaburi
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Transportation

• Railways
• 4,071 km
• Waterways
• 4,000 km
• Ports/Harbors
• Bangkok, Laem, Chabang, Pattani, Phuket,
  Sattahip, Si Racha, Songkhla
• Airports
• 111

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Transport Cont

• Highways
• 64,600 km
• Local Transportation
• Cars, Jeeps, Vans, Motorcycles
• Thais drive on the left side of the road-Most of
  the time
• Buses
• Hair-raisingly fast
• Women-only buses
• June 2000
• Protect from crime and sexual harassment
• Taxis, tuk-tuks (motorized rickshaws), samlors
  (bicycle rickshaws), and songthaews (small
  pick-ups)

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Economy

• Baht
• 1 US 39.21 THB
• GDP
• 445.8 billion
• GDP Per Capita
• 7,000
• GDP growth rate
• 5.3
• GDP by sector
• Agriculture 11
• Industry 40
• Services 49

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Exports
67.7 billion

• Commodities
• Computers
• Transistors
• Seafood
• Clothing
• Rice

• Partners
• US 19.6
• Japan 14.5
• Singapore 8.1
• Hong Kong 5.4
• China 5.2
• Malaysia 4.1

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Imports

• Partners
• Japan 23
• US 9.6
• China 7.6
• Malaysia 5.6
• Singapore 4.5
• Taiwan 4.4

58.1 billion

• Commodities
• Capital Goods
• Raw Material
• Consumer Goods
• Fuels

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Agricultural Trade

• 11.5 GDP
• 23 of total export earnings
• 55 of labor force employed by agriculture

• Exports
• Rubber
• Milled Patty Rice
• Chicken Meat
• Meat Canned Chicken
• Refined Sugar

• Imports
• Cotton Lint
• Cake of Soya Beans
• Soybeans
• Wheat
• Cattle Hides

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Agriculture

• Of Thailand's 320.7 Million rai, 65 is engaged
  in agriculture.
• 74.19 million rai were paddy land
• 32.72 million rai growing upland crops
• 19.53 million rai for fruit and tree crops

• Products
• - Rice, sugar, tapioca, maize, pineapples,
  rubber, coconuts, and kenaf (Cotton like, used in
  paper production), and 20 Varieties of edible
  bananas.
• Intensive livestock breeding includes cattle,
• poultry and swine rearing.

?? Parched paddy fields in Chiang Rai's Wiang
Kaen district following an extended draught.
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Agriculture Cont

• Approximately 67 of the Thai labor force are
  employed in agriculture.
• Known as one of the largest food Exporters in
  the World
• Problems in Ag
• Drought
• Large Commercial Farms
• Stagnant or Declining Land quality

? ?traditional farmer working Rice patty A
farmer in Bangkok burns off his stubble at the
end of the rice-growing season. ??
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Aquaculture Mining

• Fresh Water Salt Water Fisheries
• Ranks among the world's top ten nations in the
  fishing industry in terms of total catch and
  export. Fishing is the third largest activity
  after crops and livestock.
• Fishing average output of some 2 million tons per
  year.

• Mining
• Thailands mining industry laid dormant until the
  1980s
• Tin, fluorite, gypsum and lignite largely
  dominate Thailand's mining industry.

??A Ruby mine that draws more tourists than
Precious rubies
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Got Milk?

• Prior to 1960 was not an important product
• Indian migrants started dairy production during
  the eighteenth century
• 1950s
• Distribution of powdered milk to health clinics
  and schools
• 1960
• Danish Dairy influence on the king lead to the
  establishment of first Thailand dairy
• 1982-1992 dairy production increased 500
• Due to tourism, economic growth, population
  increases, and government support

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Got Milk? Cont..
Milk Production vs. Consumption For 2000 and
Projected 2015
Metric Tons
Year
2000
1980
1990
Imports
Imports
Imports
Exports
Exports
Exports
Milk Quantity (metric tons)
Milk Value (1,000 US)
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Government Policies

• 1978-A 10 year plan to raise fresh milk
  production to a level to self sufficiency
• 1983-Mixing ratio regulation
• 1 part raw fresh milk to 1 part recombined milk
• 1983-Permit System for imports
• Imports allowed if firm purchasing insures a 20
  kg purchase of fresh milk for every 1 kg purchase
  of imported powdered milk

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Dairy Cooperatives

• Industry organized by cooperatives
• Guidelines for coops
• 60 farming families
• 300 cows between them
• No further than 20 km from milk collection point
• Veterinary and artificial insemination facilities
  near by
• Farmers have to pass training courses
• Farmers must have 10 rai of land and 5 cows

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Dairy Programs

• Many programs have been put into place but they
  lack some characteristics that would make them
  successful
• Yield
• Improper breeds
• Small Farms
• Technology
• financial resources dont get to farmers
• Extension of education is a problem
• Time and labor intensive
• Our Project Plan will be devoted to finding a
  solution to these problems so that Thailand can
  produce enough milk to be self sufficient and in
  the future export milk products to other
  countries

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Sources

• Population Reference Bureau
• www.Prb.org
• The World Bank Group
• www.worldbank.org.
• National Statistical Office of Thailand
• www.nso.go.th/eng/
• United Nations Children Fund
• www.unicef.org
• Phrase Base
• www.phrasebase.com
• The Nation
• www.nationalmultimedia.com
• CIA World Fact book
• www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/th.html
  
• FAO Country Profiles and Mapping Information
  Systems
• www.fao.org/countryprofiles/index.asp?langenISO3
  THA
• http//www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/PUBLICAT/GRASSL
  AN/91.pdf
• http//www.fao.org/WAICENT/faoInfo/Agricult/AGA/AG
  AP/FRG/AHPP86/Pichet.pdf
• Library of Congress-Thailand